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News Wrap: White House wants to roll back emissions mandates

Clip: 12/06/2018 | 3m 33s

In our Thursday news wrap, the Trump administration wants to roll back Obama-era mandates that require coal-burning plants to install new technology or burn natural gas, which gives off less carbon. The proposal is the latest in a series of steps to relax emissions rules. Also, the Senate today confirmed Kathy Kraninger as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.